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A00070 Summary:

BILL NO	A00070
SAME AS	SAME AS S03478
SPONSOR	Gunther
COSPNSR	Dinowitz, Benedetto, Weprin, Englebright, Thiele, Barrett, Fahy, Jean-Pierre, Abinanti, Santabarbara, Fernandez, Reyes, Gottfried, Montesano, McDonough, Lawler
MLTSPNSR	Braunstein, Galef
Amd 13.25, Ment Hyg L
Requires video cameras to be placed on the entrances/exits of all facilities run by the office for people with developmental disabilities.

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A00070 Actions:

BILL NO	A00070
01/06/2021	referred to mental health
04/27/2021	reported referred to codes
05/12/2021	reported referred to ways and means
01/05/2022	referred to ways and means

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A00070 Committee Votes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH   Chair:Gunther      
DATE:04/27/2021AYE/NAY:12/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Gunther
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Miller
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Richardson
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Frontus
Aye
Jackson
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:05/12/2021AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Reilly
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Tannousis
Aye
Perry
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Absent
Cruz
Aye

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A00070 Floor Votes:

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A00070 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           70
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, DINOWITZ, BENEDETTO, WEPRIN, ENGLE-
          BRIGHT, THIELE, BARRETT, FAHY,  JEAN-PIERRE,  ABINANTI,  SANTABARBARA,
          FERNANDEZ,  REYES,  GOTTFRIED, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored
          by -- M. of A.  BRAUNSTEIN, GALEF -- read once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Mental Health
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring video
          cameras in facilities operated by the office for people with  develop-
          mental disabilities
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 13.25 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
     3    (c) Facilities operated by the office, including group homes, residen-
     4  tial  homes,  inpatient  facilities  and all other facilities under this
     5  title shall install video  cameras  at  all  entrances  and  exits.  The
     6  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  the state police, shall develop a
     7  system for maintaining such recorded images.
     8    § 2.  This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  eightieth  day
     9  after it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02505-01-1

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